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To: President Donald Trump, The Michigan State House, The Michigan State Senate, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Rank the Vote
Elections are decided by big money before voters are heard. A ranking system would invigorate voter interest, allow candidates to run without big money, and cut the cost of elections. Most importantly, every American could vote for the ideas and people they truly trust, instead of the biggest fundraisers. Maybe then Congress would stop ignoring our interests and representing rich contributors. A simple method is explained below.
Why is this important?
I am tired of letting big money campaign contributors narrow the field to 1 or 2 candidates before I even get a chance to vote! And my representatives care more about those big contributors than they do about us taxpayers. I want your help to change it and let the politicians know the current system is broken. Here's how RANK THE VOTE would work: When you vote, simply rank all the candidates you support in order of your liking. If you like the integrity and ideas of a candidate who “doesn’t have a chance!” because he doesn’t have big money support, you can cast your 1st choice for that great candidate, without "throwing away your vote." If that candidate does not get enough votes to stay in the running, your next choice gets your vote. So, for example, I may not like the big money candidate of my party, but I don't want to throw away my vote on a candidate without the support to win the general election. With a ranking system, my vote will be moved to my 2nd choice as soon as my 1st choice (the one who would really represent my views) is eliminated. Votes are counted by a process of repeated recalculation: each time the lowest vote-getter is removed and those votes are reassigned to their next highest choice – until a single winner is decided.
Ranking eliminates primary elections, saving taxpayers millions. And it's the primaries where good candidates without a lot of money get eliminated. Most voters don't even vote in the primaries, so the candidates that truly care about constituents are eliminated before most of us cast our ballots. If we don’t demand change we will have more of the same – a government that listens only to campaign contributors – not taxpayers like you and me.
Ranking eliminates primary elections, saving taxpayers millions. And it's the primaries where good candidates without a lot of money get eliminated. Most voters don't even vote in the primaries, so the candidates that truly care about constituents are eliminated before most of us cast our ballots. If we don’t demand change we will have more of the same – a government that listens only to campaign contributors – not taxpayers like you and me.